Iraq's second-largest city is rebuilding, neighborhood by neighborhood, despite an uncertain trickle of government funding and fluctuations in political leadership.
Interviews
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Five months into his tenure, the new governor discusses the status of Mosul reconstruction, security, and energy sector investment.
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Iraq's number two oil field is planning to raise output by more than 200,000 bpd in the next three years — if it a can secure new supplies of water.
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As Iraq pursues energy independence, the country's oil chief is streamlining the bureaucracy, crafting new investment incentives, and preparing to award mega-projects.
Q&A: Ihsan Ismaael, director general of Basra Oil Company
Iraq's largest state oil company is expanding production capacity and building new infrastructure as it waits out an OPEC quota.
Q&A: Zuhair al-Araji, mayor of Mosul
To recover from a devastating war, Iraq’s second-largest city needs a massive mobilization of resources and coherent planning and organization – but it’s getting neither.
Q&A: Shwan Aziz Saleh, Director General of Al-Barham Group
The 50,000 bpd Kirkuk refinery is set to produce more quantities of higher-quality gasoline and naphtha, thereby reducing the fuel oil that is exported.
Q&A: Hossam Hussein Wali, director general of the South Refineries Company
Iraq's largest refinery is set to expand by over 30 percent this year.
Q&A: Fatih Birol, head of the International Energy Agency
After spearheading a major new survey of Iraq’s energy sector, the IEA’s executive director previews his key insights and policy recommendations.
Q&A: Bahaa Nima Abid, acting director of the Siba gas field
The first of federal Iraq's three gas fields awarded in a 2010 bidding round is now nearly ready for commercial production, helping the country become a sustainable producer of electricity.
Q&A: Ihsan Ismaael, Basra Oil Company director general
Basra's oil chief discusses efforts to protect Majnoon from flooding, plans for developing new capacity, and the field's place in Iraq's production strategy.
Q&A: Zardasht Shangali, commander of the YBS (Sinjar Resistance Units)
After deadly clashes with the Iraqi Army, the YBS leader discusses improved security coordination, a strategically important Syrian border crossing, and the future of Sinjar.
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